Praise
"An absolute winner! It's rare that a thriller offers up a tale with such a page-turning, edge-of-the-seat plot that also grips your heart so tightly, but First Chance does just that, and then some! There're thrills, laughs, and even a few tears. (And who doesn't just love a German shepherd named Sissy?) Bravo!"
"The hardscrabble world the author creates is well worth visiting and revisiting. At a certain point, the investigator confesses, 'I really just wanted it to all be over.' But readers won't."
"A gripping, emotionally charged thriller that seamlessly blends Southern noir, coming-of-age fiction, and gritty crime drama."
"Vibrant, full-of-life characters and a mystery full of dark surprises kept me invested until the very end. I want more! Kasey Lansdale has my attention."
"First Chance is a remarkable slice of Texas noir. As comfortable as your favorite pair of jeans, as quirky as a box of spiders, and as deadly as a shotgun filled with nails. Kasey Lansdale clearly loves her characters. I enjoyed the hell out of it."
"Much will be made in the coming months and years of Kasey Lansdale's ability to channel the voice of her father, Champion Mojo Storyteller Joe R. Lansdale. What's much more important is all the ways that Kasey is her own writer, and that her creation, Chance Kirby, is her own woman. Chance delivers mojo without the macho, more Kinsey Millhone than Hap Collins. Her compassion and vulnerability keep the reader hooked as the twisty plot unfolds. A full cast of eccentrics makes Hopeful, Texas, a destination I can't wait to get back to."
"Lansdale writes with an evocative sense of place and admirably nuanced view of justice."
"A crackerjack debut Southern Gothic Noir that will make your hair stand on end."
"Kasey Lansdale proves she has a voice all her own, seasoned with plenty of Texas charm and just enough grit to leave you eager for Chance Kirby's next case."
"A gritty, clever, and sometimes comic East Texas crime novel."
"For readers who enjoy determined investigators, cold cases and tightly constructed mysteries."
"A witty, impossible-to-put-down thriller."
"First Chance by Kasey Lansdale is a complicated and really good mystery. It is very much worth your time."
"Readers looking for a new private investigator to follow may want to take a chance on First Chance."